In-hand Showing Class Question

[Yubbie]

Just after opinions and thoughts..there is a local Riding Club Showing Show in a couple of weeks and I'm thinking about taking my gelding to do an in-hand class. He is a big strapping 17.2 Warmblood, but having looked at the schedule I think the only class on offer that we could possibly enter is the combined Hunter/Riding Horse ( there are no sub sections or height restrictions).
As I am a complete showing novice would we be ok in this class or laughed off the showground!!!

 

[Flowerofthefen]

You will be fine just make sure he is ' dressed' correctly tack wise. Hunters tack will be different to riding horse tack. If he is strapping it sounds as though he will be a ' hunter'.

 

[SussexbytheXmasTree]

I wonder if you’re near me as my local show has that class? It’s a bit confusing and I wish they’d just do a riding club
Horse class. I entered it last year and there was a wide mix of types including a Friesian and a cob. Mine is KWPN and I’ve had one judge say he’s riding horse type and one Hunter type. He’s probably somewhere in the middle. It was won by a very nice young hunter type. I wouldn’t worry too much especially if you’re just doing it for experience and a bit of fun.

 

[Squeak]

It sounds like you should be fine in that class. As Fern said he'll probably fit into the hunter category so if possible he could do with the corresponding tack.

At a Riding Club show they shouldn't be as strict about types etc.